Should we trust that guy?
Ao Zhen looked around. Half an hour ago, that guy had been silent. Perhaps he was observing from the shadows, or perhaps he really didn't want to pay attention to her and had gone outside to take care of something.
Want to take a gamble now?
Like everyone else, he faced a life-or-death situation and found it difficult to make a decision.
For someone of her level, whose stamina is limited, recovery is the most troublesome thing. So once her stamina is exhausted, she is at the mercy of others. This space is very strange. She can clearly feel that the liquid around her is transformed from ghosts. Although they dare not touch her, they are tightly surrounding her and absorbing all the essence of her breath.
When a creature reaches the Transcendent, every pore absorbs the surrounding spiritual energy to sustain its physical strength. However, the aura here comes from the Ghost Domain realm. Once absorbed, it will not only fail to restore physical strength but will also corrode one's energy. The only solution is to close the pores tightly to reduce consumption.
But this is not a long-term solution. She has tried to break through three times and succeeded each time. The Snake Mother will interfere with her as the main force at crucial moments, and she dares not easily go all out.
She had a feeling that once she exhausted all her strength and had no more energy, she would immediately become food for the surrounding liquids, turning into energy for this space.
The opponent is likely waiting for you to make a gamble, but if you don't, it's a slow death for you.
Actually, during her final conversation with the Snake Mother, she had originally planned to rely on her intuition to make a gamble, but Chen Qing contacted her at the crucial moment.
Will Chen Qing be able to find herself?
She felt that if she didn't act now, she would have no chance to make a move after just one more day, but acting now would be extremely risky.
Should I take a gamble on my own or trust the guy who recruited me?
In the past, Ao Zhen would definitely have believed in herself.
But things are different now.
In the West Sea, she witnessed the man truly stop the Dragon King Grand Formation; in Jiangnan, she saw a system that would change the world.
Such a person might be worth trusting even once.
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"Aren't you going to make a move?"
In the darkness, the Snake Queen watched as Ao Zhen, whose muscles had been tense, suddenly closed his pores and relaxed his breathing, and she immediately frowned.
Just as Ao Zhen had predicted, she had indeed set a trap, waiting for her to make her last desperate attempt.
Such high-quality materials as Ao Zhen are rare, especially in this version. Once she is refined into Ghost General, there is a chance to create a Ghost Dragon King Level combat power. With the arrival of the ancient times, other forces will soon appear one after another. If you have a Dragon King Level combat power in the early stages, you will have a great advantage when competing with other forces.
Why has this woman suddenly stopped moving?
The Snake Queen rubbed her fingers, momentarily puzzled.
Based on her understanding of Ao Zhen, this Nüwa was definitely not someone who would sit idly by and wait for death. This could be seen from the fact that she dared to defy the wishes of the West Sea Dragon King and escape back then. She was a character who dared to fight to the death.
She shouldn't be able to remain calm at this point, because once tonight is over, her strength will drop to 30%, and then she'll truly have no chance.
After waiting for about fifteen minutes, seeing that the other party still hadn't made a move, and instead sat quietly on the ground, controlling his breathing, he seemed to be in a meditative state.
She was stunned for a moment.
What is this guy thinking?
Is it trying to lure me into making the first move?
hehe
That would be far too naive.
The Snake Mother shook her head and withdrew from the dark space. In a true life-or-death struggle, it was uncertain who would win between her and Ao Zhen. After much scheming, her body had been strengthened to the point of being close to the Dragon King Level. Even if she used all her methods, Ao Zhen might not be able to win.
But why bother?
By taking the initiative, she was walking into her own trap. She was 90% confident of defeating her opponent, and even if the opponent guessed her location, she could at least escape unscathed. Why would she willingly take the risk?
If you get entangled by the opponent and can't retreat to the magic circle, then it will truly be a case of losing more than you gain.
Although the chances of the opponent killing me at that distance are very small, it's still possible, isn't it?
Why take such a risk? This body of mine is a key element in driving the plot of this version. The information is hard to come by, and so is this physical body. I can't afford to lose it so easily.
After thinking for a moment, she exited the space and headed towards the Court of State Ceremonial's inn. If the other party wanted to make a move, she could return instantly to control the situation. Since the other party didn't want to make a move, she would take advantage of this world to meet with an old friend.
That poor fox probably doesn't even know whose child it is.
Haha, that's quite an interesting plot.
Is this the place?
Looking at the increasingly eerie place before him, Wang Ye was puzzled, for that location was actually right below the Empress's bedchamber!
"Hmm, according to the map, it's roughly around here," Chen Qing said, holding the map. "Is this map reliable?"
Wang Ye remained silent for a while before finally saying, "The map came from the Chen Household. In fact, the Chen Household was the sorcerer family that invested the most in the Xiao Household back then, and they had the closest relationship with the Empress Dowager. They even had a member of the Chen Household marry into the Xiao Household back then, who became the Empress Dowager's first husband. The reason the Chen Household was able to come to the capital was partly due to my master's various persuasions back then, but a large part of the reason was also because of their close relationship with the Empress Dowager, which is why they focused their family's investments on the capital."
"In the twentieth year of the Great Jin Dynasty, the Chen Household has become the foremost family of sorcerers, proving that the investment back then was correct. On the surface, the Chen Household is a royalist, but in reality, Chen Household most trusted ally has always been the Empress Dowager. This diagram was drawn when the Chen Household participated in the construction of the capital's magical array, so it should be reliable!"
Chen Qing nodded upon hearing this. "Then there's no problem. This palace is Four Spirits Formation Diagram, and its core location is the place with the most prosperous fortune in the capital. However, this place is not the Palace of Heavenly Purity where the emperor resides, but the Palace of Earthly Tranquility where the empress resides. This is very problematic. You are knowledgeable about feng shui. Have any emperors throughout history ever used the place with the most prosperous fortune to build a palace for their empress?"
Wang Ye was stunned for a moment, then looked at Chen Qing.
"You mean, from the very beginning, the Xiao Household's true ancestral tomb was buried beneath the Empress's bedchamber? At the location of the Ghost King you mentioned? From the very beginning, it..."
"Yes!" Chen Qing nodded. "Judging from this arrangement, this was his plan from the very beginning."
Wang Ye was at a loss for words.
Everyone knows that the emperor respected the empress, even though she was an ordinary person who was not of royal blood. He still gave her the utmost respect and the deepest love. This set an example for all noble families and a model for respecting ordinary women and housewives.
He witnessed firsthand the emperor's grief-stricken roar when the empress died.
He always believed that the emperor ultimately decided to go astray and join the forces of the Yin-Yang Road because of the empress's death.
After all, it all started with the death of the Empress.
"So... it didn't start three years ago?"
"What are you thinking?" Chen Qing chuckled. "Three years ago? Could it have been arranged like this? You don't really think that our Emperor only turned evil because the Empress died, do you?"
Wang Ye: "."
"Thinking back now, the Empress died too easily," Chen Qing sighed.
When A Li was able to kill the master of the six palaces under the cover of Mr. Origami and almost bewitch the king.
It seemed logical at the time, but after learning some things later, I realized something was wrong.
That emperor had seen A Li before; he wasn't completely ignorant. How could he possibly have been completely unprepared?
He felt that the empress's easy killing was perhaps a sign of tacit approval.
From this very arrangement, the Empress was destined to be a victim from the very beginning!
She was originally intended to be used by the Snake Mother to possess someone!!
This remains true regardless of whether A Li stormed the palace three years ago. It's just that A Li's arrival provided a plausible reason.
Thinking of this, Chen Qing suddenly became inexplicably talkative.
Sometimes, when people get ruthless, it can be truly terrifying.
"Let's get started, Old Wang," Chen Qing patted Wang Ye on the shoulder. "Time is running out, and you only have one chance!"
There's one more chapter, but it'll be around 1 PM.